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Ploidy is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a biological cell. In humans, the somatic cells that compose the body are diploid (containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one set derived...
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Two kinds of chromosome number defects can occur in humans: aneuploidy, an abnormal number of chromosomes, and polyploidy, more than two complete sets of chromosomes.
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This chapter is a review of patterns of inheritance in humans including a review of genetic diseases. ... Polyploidy is a major evolutionary mechanism in plants. Approximately 47% of all flowering plants are polyploid. ... Polyploidy in Humans...
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Polyploidy also occurs in humans, although much less frequently. Additional chromosomes encode a large amount of surplus gene product, causing multiple anomalies such as defects of the heart and central nervous system.
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Although polyploidy is fairly common in these and other "lower" organisms, polyploidy is rare in humans. Some instances of polyploidy do exist in humans, particularly in some tissues, such as the liver, and in some cancers.
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Humans are diploid creatures, meaning for every chromosome in our body, there is another one to match it. Read the following ... Polyploidy is responsible for the creation of thousands of species in today's planet, and will continue to do so. It is also responsible for increasing genetic diversity and producing species...
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Best Answer - Chosen by Voters ... Poliploidy can be used to exagerate desirable features. As a common example, flowers can be bigger and fuller due to poliploidy. One my ex-proffessors used to joke that Homecoming Chrysantemums were monsters scared him since they were Poliploid monsters. ... 4 years ago...
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In addition, whilst polyploidy has been of great value to humans in the production of better plants and cereals, cases of polyploidy in animals is confined mainly to a few worms, insects etc. that are self fertilising.
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